C704 (2/2)
”Your Highness still suspects you, so aren't you afraid of her misunderstanding?”
”She will naturally have her own judgment. She can't wrongly accuse me.” Duan Chengxuan smiled lightly. ”Send someone to keep an eye on Duan Chengrui and see if he's interested in immortality. On the other side, let's see if Duan Feng is using Gu Cheng or Duan Feng is using him.”
Hong Xiao listened to Duan Chengxuan's detailed instructions before leaving.
In the dead of the night, other than the children's occasional sounds of crying in the courtyard, Gu Danyan would wake up because of this. She would only hazily raise her head a little, then lie back down because she thought of something, and Duan Chengxuan would wake up as well and pat her on the head: ”The wet nurse is coaxing him to sleep.”
”I'll be leaving him soon.” Gu Danyan rubbed himself against Duan Chengxuan's chest. ”I'm afraid there's no mother in this world more incompetent than me.”
”As a wife, you are also not competent.”
”If I wake up because of your anger, you won't be able to sleep tonight.” Gu Liuyan vaguely took a bite of Duan Chengxuan's arm, so Duan Chengxuan had no choice but to speak. It was rare for him to be able to continue listening to these cute words of Gu Liuyan.
Gu Danyan rarely woke up after he fell asleep again.
On the other hand, Duan Chengxuan would wake up several times and after dealing with some official matters, he would move over to Gu Fuyan while he was fumbling around with the people beside him.
She couldn't stay by her child's side, let alone wake up with no one around. There was only empty darkness.
Ping Chuan, who had been taking turns guarding the door, looked at Hong Xiao who was walking over from a short distance away. He raised his eyebrows and said, ”If your Prince continues to stay like this for a few more days, his body will collapse.”
”Unfortunately, we haven't seen anyone who can persuade him.” Hong Xiao stretched his back and yawned as he swapped places with Ping Chuan.
Gu Danyan had learned to use two legs and two arms while talking, while Duan Chengxuan finally knew how to use force without harming her in the slightest.
When Ziming saw Gu Danyan being tied to a chair with one hand once again, he was already used to it.
Because her lower abdomen had yet to recover after having given birth to a child, Gu Danyan could only casually put on a loose set of clothes and was pressed down by Duan Chengxuan to add on a long robe. Even if she wanted to take the soup she had concocted herself, only the empty bowl remained in her hands.
”Let the others try out these medicines, then you can stay here and wait for the Zhu siblings to come over.”
Duan Chengxuan withdrew his hand that was holding her, and instead buckled up her gown.
Looking at the plain white clothes under Gu Daiyan's shirt and the azure and white robes he had chosen, he felt relaxed and happy. Even his laughter had a bit of a pampered tone as he placed his fingertips on the back of Gu Daiyan's head and said, ”Hair must be tied up.”
”It's enough to have Ziming come.”
”I've also done this for Mistress.” As Duan Cheng Xuan said this, he carelessly combed her hair with the silver hairpin. Then, he brushed the hem of her clothes, as if he could cover up some of the black marks.
Gu Liuyan slightly raised her head because of his actions. It was strange for the makeup to fall on her face again, until the people behind her stopped moving. There was only the warmth from her lips: ”They're here.”
”Don't move your mouth too much.” Gu Mingyan pushed Duan Chengxuan's hand away with a slightly flushed face, then she held onto the edge of the table as she slowly stood up, straightening her back, and she seemed as complacent as before when she was at a higher place.